The'Boston Celtics'(21-5) and'Golden State Warriors (13-13) meet Saturday at Chase Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET (ABC). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Celtics vs. Warriors odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Celtics are the favorites to win the NBA Finals at +330 and have covered the spread in 8 of their last 9 games.
Boston’s most-recent win was a 125-98 blowout at the Phoenix Suns Wednesday as 2-point underdogs. Boston originally opened as a 1.5-point underdog before the market moved the line toward Phoenix. F'Jayson Tatum'and G'Jaylen Brown'both scored 25 points as Boston covered for the entirety of the final 3 quarters.
The Warriors covered as 6-point underdogs without G'Stephen Curry (ankle soreness) in a 124-123 loss at the Utah Jazz Wednesday. G'Jordan Poole'finished with a game-high 36 points and team-high 8 assists. Curry is good to go for this one.